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The weather's been cool and wet since these spiderlings hatched earlier this week. They didn't disperse, so that was too good an opportunity to pass for some macro photography!
Another example of camouflage. This orbweaver when disturbed runs up its guide line and perches on a mossy branch, becoming almost indistinguishable. Birds see best in reds and yellows, so you can imagine how this must look to them! The upraised hind leg is still feeling the tension of the web in case there is the movement of prey. Like this, the spider can rapidly go from a state of camouflaged hiding to the offensive. Lowland Amazonian rainforest, Manu national park, Peru.
I purposely upset this orb weaver spider so you can see the spider shake the web. Not the best quality but you can see the shaking.
Argiope aurantia
LBJ Grasslands, near Alvord, Texas
camera: Olympus SP 600 UZ
digiscoped through Sharp Audubon 10 x 50 binoculars
This is one of the tripod impossible shots, where I had to more or less crawl under the subject. I was able to get a lot of shots handheld, but it wasn't easy. Also, it's almost a requirement to use f16. The diffraction issue doesn't seem to be too notable.
An orbweaver from Parabara, Guyana. Photographed for Meet Your Neighbours.
Argiope aurantia
lbj national grasslands, near Alvord, Texas
camera: Olympus SP 600 UZ
digiscoped through Swift Audubon 10 x 50 binoculars
Golden Silk Orbweaver - Banana Spider (Goldene Seidenspinne - Nephila clavipes), July 2007, Orlando Wetlands Park, Florida
I found this pretty little Orb Weaver last night while taking the garbage out on that wonderful spring evening. Today it snowed.
Golden Silk Orbweaver, Three Lakes Wildlife Management Area, Kissimmee, Florida
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Order: Araneae. Family: Araneidae. Species: Araneus diadematus (Clerck, 1758). Also known as the European Garden Spider, Diadem Spider or Cross Spider. Native to central and northern Europe. (Salem, MA)
Evidently October is the month for spiders, just in time for Halloween.
I almost walked face-first into her newly built web after yesterdays rain.
She's a big girl and her web is almost 3 feet wide.
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Photo by Michael Buckner, The Plant Man Nursery,
07/28/08 San Diego, CA.
This is one of Michael's backyard buddies.
Isn't she beautiful?
Life History/Behavior
The webs are found in trees, shrubs and tall weeds, and grasses in moist, wooded settings and can frequently be found along the banks of streams. The webs are oriented vertically and have a “signal” thread attached to the center that notifies the spider when prey has been captured. Unlike the Argiope garden spiders, Araneus marmoreus hides in a silken retreat to the side of the web (at the end of the signal thread). In adults, the retreat is made of leaves folded over and held together with silk. Immature spiders make their retreats out of silk only.
Egg cocoons, which contain several hundred eggs, are generally deposited in October and are constructed of white silk formed in a flattened sphere. Immature spiders emerge from the cocoons in spring. Adults are seen from midsummer until the first hard freeze of fall.
Medical Importance
As with the other orbweavers, the marbled orbweaver is not considered a medically importa